THE SHORTEST HISTORY OF INDIA

The Shortest History of India spans 5000 year of history. The new book in the The Shortest History collection.

5,000 years of history―from the Bhagavad Gita to Bollywood―fill this masterful portrait of the world’s most populous nation and a rising global power. The Shortest History books deliver thousands of years of history in one riveting, fast-paced read.

India―a cradle of civilization with five millennia of history, a country of immense consequence and contradiction―often defies ready understanding. What holds its people together―across its many cultures, races, languages, and creeds―and how has India evolved into the liberal democracy it is today?

Can India overcome its political, social, and religious tensions to be the next global superpower? As the world watches―and wonders―this Shortest History is an essential, clarifying read.

The Shortest History of India - John Zubrzycki - 9781913083489